Tire cover



Aug. 20, 1935. Y c, w RYERSON 2,012,072

TIRE COVER Original Filed April 2, 1951 INVENTOR- ORNEY- (ref ///0/? W lPyersan BY i Patented Aug. 20, 1935 I aoiao iz'lfji TIRE Coven Creighton W. 'R'yers'on, Jackson, Mich, assignor to Ryersonx& Haynes Inc.,"a"corporation of Michigan, 5. 1

origin imitation I l. Serial No}, 527,091. Divided and t t t M y 6, I 1933, Seri 1 6 v i V I invention relates tdtir'e covers and division of my application Serial No. 527,091, filed Ap'r1lj2, 1931 and patented 30, 1933, No.

Y One ofjthe 'objects'of the, invention is to construot a meta1tire1cover with a. reinforcing band toj'furnish additional rigidity. Q

, other object is to produce a more attractive lookingcover by means of a; band that'may be metal pl'ate'dor,painted'to'contrast or harmonize with the rest of the tire" or with the automobile on which the. cover .is to be used.

Otherobjects willappear' intthe following description, reference being had to, the drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the tire cover, the handle being omitted.

Fig. 2 is a section through the cover taken on the irregular line 2-2 'of Fig. 3. r

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the upper part of the cover shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the upper part of the cover shown in Fig. 2 with the tightening lever in closed position.

Fig. 5 is a section through the band and a portion of the adjacent parts of a portion of a modified cover arrangement.

Referring to the drawing, the tire cover consists of a trough shaped ring I secured by an interlocking joint 2 or otherwise to an annular outer hoop portion, 3 which has a series of serrations or fingers 4 on one edge as clearly shown in the figures.

The part i may have its edge bent back in the form of a bead at B to prevent wear of the tire or injury to the hands of the operator and also to strengthen the disc. The annularportion 3 may have a bead. 6 to give it additional 5 strength. This bead is positioned adjacent to the serrations 4, which may have rounded openingsl at the bottom of the notch separating the serrations. The serrations 4 have their ends I bent over; to form channels to receive the expanding and contracting wire to be later referred binding post 11' spaced between the pivoted point and thefingerfpiece. I This bindingv post cons'istsofja sate bolt f6- which passes'through a flattened--portion of the handle I5. A hole in: this bolt is adapted to reCeiVethe'ehdWB ofthe tighteriingvrire. On screwing down the nut retire Washeifn cramps the wire in the hole in h ibin n rost-y f v The en of the tightening wire 3 passes "through holes n the ears 1-3} and t4 andis riveted there'n'by swaging the wireoneachside of theears. w is end of the; wire "acts as a pivot. point mitten-vet 151'? The strengthening hoop or band'22 is fitted between the seam and the bead 6 of the band 3, it being open ended for this purpose as shown in Fig. 2, or as shown in the modification of Fig. 5,; the strengthening hoop 22 extends outside the seam 2 and bead 6. In this modification the hoop hides the bead and seam and exposes. the hoop to view from therear. This givesjapleasing effect as the'hoop may be plated or arranged to contrast with the ring I. tightly in place I spot weld, rivet or otherwise form a tongue 23 to the end 24. This tongue 23 is fastened on the under side of the end 24 and projects under the other end 25. To tightly grip the band 22 inplace on the tire cover I pro-. vide two holes 26 therein to receive the prongs of a spanner or tightening tool. On moving these prongs together by sufficient application of power the ends 24 and 25 are brought closer together and the band tightly grips the annular member 3.

the end 2 5, the tongue 23 therebeneath, theannular member 3 and the plate 9. The parts are) then held in position by a rivet. or other suitable fastener 21. v

I may of course form-the holes for the rivet to the member 3 but I prefer to make this rivet To secure thehoop 22. i

-A hole is then drilled or otherwise formed through hole at least through the parts 23, 3 and 9 after the hoop 22 is clamped in position as thisensures that it will always be tightly positioned on the member 3. I

To place the tire cover in position on a spare tire the finger piece I5 is grasped and the handle and expands them so that the, cover can bereadily I passed over the spare tire. The wire may not pass through a few of the serrations such as 28 to permit the wire 8 more readily to perform this expanding movement. These serrations, however, are quite flexible like the others and they offer no impediment to the placing of the cover on the tire. It is also permissible to leave this portion of the cover in solid form, that is, unserrated.

The handle it: is then rotated in the opposite direction to the position shown in Fig. 4. This movement of the handle draws the wire 8 through the serrations 4 and forces them tightly down against the side of the tire. This holds the tire cover firmly in place.

As a further modification I have omitted the tongue portion 23. One then drills an additional hole through the hoop 22, the annular member 3 and the strengthening plate .9, after the band is drawn tightly in position as already described, and fastens a second rivet 21' therein.

Instead of using rivets 21 and 21 I may spot weld the ends 24 and 25 in place or otherwise fasten them lightly in place on the cover.

Instead of placing the hoop in positionbetween the beads2 and 6, I may construct it to overlap the same as shown in Fig. 5.

An advantage of my metallic tire cover is that it furnishes a stronger cover than the usual fabric cover, is free from the usual wrinkles of a fabric cover and may be metal plated, painted or otherwise decorated to harmonize or contrast with the finish of the automobile. The strengthening hoop 22 may be painted or metal plated differently from the remaining part of the tire cover in some cases and the use of this extra reinforcing hoop makes it easy to produce this contrast, particularly in case of metal plating. In such case the hoop 22 may be plated entirely separately from the other parts.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In tire covers, a hoop member adapted to be positioned on the tread of a tire, and having two peripheral beads spaced axially from each other and a transversely split metal band having its edges fitting against said beads, a tongue secured at one end to the underside of one end of said band and the other end projecting under the other end of said band and a rivet extending.

through the latter end, the said tongue and the said hoop, the single rivet being the only mechanical union between the band and hoop.

2.- In tire covers, a hoop member adapted to be positioned on the tread of a tire, and having two peripheral beads spaced axially from each other CREIGHTON W. RYERSON. 

